GRADO GW100 v2 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones - Open Back and On Ear

Absolutely blows other headphones I've tried out of the water for sound quality including HD 660S, DT 1990 Pro and Sundara. No matter the quirks/cons, these are worthy of 5 stars.Pros:-Sound quality, sound quality and sound quality. (UPDATE) Thought I'd add some more to this pro since I've had these for a while now. Treble is a little more laid back, maybe leaning slightly warm neutral, but still plenty of clarity. Mids are the bomb and string instruments in particular are to die for. I actually can't believe the clarity and depth on the lows and how there's almost no roll off. It surprises me every time when the bass guitar plays in Sex in a Pan by Bela Fleck & The Flecktones.-Light weight.-On ear design is surprisingly comfortable and clamping force is perfect for me, but see related con in the con section below.-Battery life seems good, however did not test thoroughly. I believe these are advertised for 40h on 50% vol. That being said, 50% is a pretty good listening level for a quiet setting in my opinion. (UPDATE) I use these for a few hours every day and charge once a week. They have never died yet.Cons:-These need to be used with Bluetooth. Connecting them with Aux will severely lower the sound quality due to loss of DSP.-The above con makes these less versatile due to Bluetooth delay.-Clamping force might be too light for a small head. Band can be shaped a bit, but may make the drivers go too low at their smallest setting, again not working for a small head.-Bluetooth range is fine for what these are intended for, but could be better. Really solid if you're in the same room, but don't expect to walk around a house unless your phone is in your pocket.-Sound leaks from open back, but that is expected. These aren't for travel.-On/off and connecting voice prompts are loud and distorted sounding.-Button placement is a little awkward. Button functionality works fine otherwise for music.-(NEW) Creeks a little bit when moving your head. Nothing to crazy.Overall the GW100 is specifically perfect for audio listening at home within a fairly close range of your device that is broadcasting Bluetooth. Not so much for any other scenario due to quality loss from a wired connection. That's why my HD 660S will keep it's spot for low latency in things like gaming and videos.Two things to note about this review:-I did not test the microphone quality or call functionality with the buttons. Probably will never use these for that. (UPDATE) I've made a few calls including on Zoom and everyone's said these sound fine so far.-There is a different ad for this product with 100+ reviews. This seems to be the same product and the old ad was discontinued, causing split reviews for no apparent reason. Since this is the one I purchased and it was the most recent version by the official Grado store 4OurEars, this is where I'm leaving the review.

I purchased these headphones after looking around the market for a replacement for my THX Pandas (after they bricked themselves and got discontinued rip a fantastic headphone). I've had quite a few headphones over the years though I honestly don't think I'd consider myself an audiophile. I don't have a preference in sound signatures, appearance doesn't matter to me and I could care less what people say about the cans I use. If it sounds good or makes me smile then the cans win.The good:These GW100 V2 sound amazingly sparkly.Decent soundstage for on ear designed headphones.Comfortable enough to wear for hours.Sound great through Bluetooth and even better when wired.Easy to mod with significant change to soundstage and eq (more on that later).Slightly more lower end compared to some other Grado cans I've listened too.Amazing battery life.A certain dingus is a fan of Grado too.The meh:Build quality is acceptable, nothing to write home about.Bluetooth on/off sound is super bit crushed and nasty sounding but I'm used to it after a few weeks.The foam earcups are a complete hair magnet and are basically a second roomba to my home somehow.Some people might find the sparkly sound ear piercing.The bad:The headband cushioning is non existent.Overall these headphones are fantastic and will compete well with or possibly even blow most headphones in the 250-500$ bracket out of the water. Grado headphones also have a fantastic modding scene with tutorials online of how to mod them yourself, to even Etsy pages that offer the process for you. An amazingly fun mod for these headphones is to make/order a pair of over ear cups. I ended up making my own pair of over ear leather earcups for a minimal amount of money and the difference is amazing! The sound stage widened and the bass also boomed a bit more, definitely brought these in line with my favorite headphones of all time!

I have tried the surface headphones, sony wxm3’s, etc and these sound better. Granted I like open back headphones over closed back. My only complain is the comfort, I’m not a big fan of on ear headphones

Was looking for a pair of wireless open backed heaphones for a long time. Finally found it in the grado GW 100 V2. It's pretty comfortable, has great battery life and pretty good sound quality (not exactly neutral but has a fun sound signature).